Mohammed “Ali” Alinejad
Artist’s Statement:
Mohammad Reza “Ali” Alinejad’s sculptural work combines forms that are influenced by Persian letters. He transforms the lettering into his own personal designs. He integrates many design elements to produce forms that reflect his individual thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Ali’s intention is for the work to be thought provoking, and emanate feelings of peace, joy, whimsy, and wonder.
SELECTED PRIVATE + PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
City of Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaAnnie + Ralph MendozaBill + Jean AmadorWalt + Rochelle Hoylman Yvette Hill Michelle + Curt Edmonds Jenik Cook Kim Fetherolf Bonnie Brown Michelle Hinds Jill + George Peter Lisa + James Spence rAbbas Hojatpanah Homayon Salimi Mohammad Jaffare Hossin Ashoury Mahmoud Arianko Saeed Ravanbaksh
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/GROUP
2012
California Dreaming, Los Angeles Garden ClubSolo Exhibition, Haftan Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2011 Group Exhibition, Cultural Center fo Nevavaran, IranCeramics Biennial, Iman Ali Museum, Tehran, IranOpen Studio Tour, Clay Studio, Thousand Oaks, CA Reflections II, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
2010 Artful Couples, Atrium Gallery, Ventura, CA
2009 California Open Exhibition,TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Open Studio, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA Clay Evolution: A New Look @ Clay, High Studio Gallery, Moorpark, CA Abstract Art From The Soul, High Studio Gallery, Moorpark, CA
2008 Annual Juried Exhibition, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA
2006 Ceramic Biennale, Sabba Museum, Tehran, Iran Solo Exhibition, University of Art, Tehran, Iran International Affairs, High Studio Gallery, Moorpark, CA Group Exhibition, Cultural Center of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2005 International Insights, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA2003 Annual Juried Exhibition,Westlake Village Art Guild, Thousand Oaks, CA
COMMISSIONS/PUBLIC ARTWORK2008
Wheel Throwing 101, Instructional DVD, produced by Clay Studio + Gallery Inc.
2007
Serving Platters, commissioned by Whole Foods Market, Thousand Oaks, CA2005
Prints of Pride Tile Project, Simi Valley Town Center, commis
2005
Prints of Pride Tile Project, Simi Valley Town Center, commissioned by Forest City Enterprises
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/GROUP
2013 Group Exhibition, Aahoo Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2013 Art 4 Life Exhibition, LA Mart, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Gerd Koch + Carole Milton Grant Nominee Exhibition, Government Center, Ventura, CA
2012 Open Studio Tour Exhibit Civic Arts Plaza,Thousand Oaks,CA
2012 Backlash, Soho 20 Gallery, New York, NY
2012 International Twist-Fundraiser for Fukushima, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
2012 California Dreaming, Los Angeles Garden Club, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Open Studio Tour, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
Reflections, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
2009 Open Studio Tour, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
Clay evolution: A New Look at Works in Clay,High Studio Gallery, Moorpark, CA
2008 Annual Juried Exhibition, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA
2007 Religious Art, High Studio Gallery, Moorpark, CA
2006 California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica
International Affairs, High Studio Gallery, Moorpark, CA
2005 International Insights, Civic Arts Plaza, Fred Kavli Theater, Thousand Oaks, CA
2004 Form and Movement, TR-3 Studio Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2003 Annual Juried Exhibition, Westlake Village Art Guild, CA
Esther Alinejad
Esther Alinejad’s work is a visual interpretation of thoughts, feelings, and reactions to every day living and current events. Through the use of color, newspaper cut outs, and found objects, she creates an integrated web of imagery. Her work showcases streams of consciousness and stories unraveling. With her unique integration of color and imagery she engages the viewer to take a different perspective on life and hopes to strike that inner cord.
EDUCATION
1996 MFA Ceramics + Painting, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1992 BFA Ceramics + Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1989 Associates in Liberal Arts, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, Illinois
TEACHING POSITIONS
2000-present Ceramics + Painting Instructor, Clay Studio + Gallery Inc. Thousand Oaks, California
2005 Ceramics Instructor, Ventura County, California
2000 Ceramics Instructor, Salt River Pima Indian Reservation, Arizona
1997-99 Ceramics Instructor/Owner, Clayworks @ Kilohana, Kaua’i, Hawaii
1994-97 Ceramics Instructor, City of Tucson, Arizona
1993-96 Teaching Assistant, Ceramics (Instructor of record), University of Arizona
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/SOLO
2006 Solo Invitational Exhibition, Mobius Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997 Solo Invitational Exhibition, Gallery of the University Club Of Chicago, Il.
1996 MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1995 Neither Here, Nor There, Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, Arizona